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Two major organizations in Maine, the Bicycle Coalition of Maine, and the Biddeford/Saco Chamber of Commerce, bestowed honors in January 2012 on John Andrews, the founder and President Emeritus of the Eastern Trail Alliance. The Bicycle Coalition of Maine honored John Andrews with one of their annual awards for “individuals for their work to improve…

Background: This report provides a listing of Maine Bicycle and Pedestrian Shared Use Trails in Maine, including the Eastern Trail. This report is divided into two sections. The first section lists the bicycle and pedestrian connections that are for nonmotorized uses only. They generally have improved surfaces of either asphalt or stone dust The second…

At a meeting with a group of equestrians on January 11, 2012, the Eastern Trail Municipal District lifted the moratorium on horseback riding on the Kennebunk-Arundel-Biddeford section of the Eastern Trial until March 1, 2012, with the understanding that members of the local equestrian community will work with the ETMD to define, by that date,…

by Deirdre Fleming, Portland Press Herald, December 25, 2011 [Ed.’s Note: This article describes USM Professor Richard Barringer’s tale of an outdoor funding windfall heading for Maine, one which might happen in 2012. Key Quote: “And in southern Maine this year, a windfall of bicycle and pedestrian grant cash allowed the East Coast Greenway, called…

Lead Editorial Reprinted from the Journal Tribune, March 29, 2002 It’s a beautiful day. Spring is waking up the birds and trees all around us and the last patches of wet spring snow are disappearing, for now at least. Of course this means the all-terrain vehicles are returning to our back woods and hillsides, threatening…

By DEIRDRE FLEMING – March 15, 2010 CAPE ELIZABETH: Bob Bowker pointed at two lighthouses that sat back from the lush vegetation some distance from the park named for them on the Cape Elizabeth peninsula. At one time, they were used by mariners to help navigate into Portland Harbor, he explained. ”They would line up…

by John Andrews  (revised 4 April 2006) Each year we suffer 500 rail corridor trespass fatalities in these United States. According to Pamela Caldwell Foggin, Federal Railroad Administration, these fatalities do not include fatalities caused by vehicles passing rail gates, nor do these 500 fatalities include suicides.  According to Betsy Goodrich, New England Office of…

Press Release – Bicycle Coalition of Maine Augusta – Maine is the third most bike-friendly state in the country, the League of American Bicyclists announced Wednesday.  This is the second year in a row that Maine has held that ranking, based on a League survey covering legislation, enforcement, education and encouragement, policies and programs, infrastructure,…

September 17, 2011By Emma Bouthillette ebouthillette@mainetoday.com Staff Writer BY EMMA BOUTHILLETTE; The Portland Press Herald Pedestrians and bicyclists are welcome, but as construction wraps up on the latest section of the Eastern Trail, ATV riders are being reminded to stay off the pathway. Reports of recent ATV use on new sections of the Eastern Trail…